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Hawaiian Chicken

Teresa Ambra
Amazing Polynesian style chicken main dish with peppers, pineapple and water chestnuts in a tasty soy sauce. Serve with hot, cooked rice.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Chicken Main Dish
Cuisine Hawaiian/Polynesian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
  • 1 cup cornstarch more or less to adequately dredge the chicken pieces
  • 3-4 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp. avocado oil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 4 tbsp. chicken stock (you can also use about 2 tsp. chicken bouillon plus 1/4 cup water)
  • 1 each red and green bell peppers cut in squares or strips
  • 16 oz. can pineapple chunks in syrup
  • 1 medium onion cut in thin strips
  • 1 can sliced water chestnuts drained
  • 2 heaping tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
  • Roll chicken in cornstarch.
  • Heat oil, add chicken.
  • Cook quickly until meat is opaque.
  • Add red and green bell peppers and onion strips.
  • Stir and cook 3 minutes.
  • Combine stock, salt, soy sauce, pineapple, water chestnuts and brown sugar.
  • Cook until thick, about 5-10 minutes.
  • Serve over rice.

Notes

NOTE: If the sauce thickens too much, you can add up to an additional cup of water or chicken stock to dilute some.
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Keyword chicken, gluten free, main dish, pineapple
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